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The Broom Tree (Hahakigi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 2 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

The Broom Tree (Hahakigi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 2 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1472 - 1544

Konoe Hisamichi

The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 3 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

The Cicada Shell (Utsusemi), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 3 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1455 - 1537

Sanjōnishi Sanetaka

Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 11 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari)

Falling Flowers (Hanachirusato), Calligraphic Excerpt from Chapter 11 of the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), 1450 - 1526

Reizei Tamehiro

Poems on Six Views of Atsugi

Poems on Six Views of Atsugi

Japanese

Poem on Fan

Poem on Fan, 1829 - 1896

Tamao Miyazaki

Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara

Heart Sutra (Hannya-shin-gyō), from Kairyūō-ji in Nara

Japanese

Paying Frequent Homage to Eminent Priests (Shotoku sanrai)

Paying Frequent Homage to Eminent Priests (Shotoku sanrai), 1340

Attributed to Sesonji Yukifusa

Fragment of an Ornamented Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)

Fragment of an Ornamented Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō)

Japanese

Vow of the Nun Shinshō (Bikuni Shinshō gammon)

Vow of the Nun Shinshō (Bikuni Shinshō gammon)

Yukitada Sesonji

Section of Love Poems from the Kokinshū Anthology (Kokin-waka-shū: Koi-uta)

Section of Love Poems from the Kokinshū Anthology (Kokin-waka-shū: Koi-uta), 1271

Attributed to Prince Munetaka

Zen Aphorism: "Empty Sky Palanquin, Iron Boat" (Ko kū ga tetsu sen)

Zen Aphorism: "Empty Sky Palanquin, Iron Boat" (Ko kū ga tetsu sen), 1633 - 1695

Kōsen Shōton

Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan Rōeishu)

Anthology of Japanese and Chinese Poems (Wakan Rōeishu)

Watanabe Sohei

Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō)

Lotus Sutra (Myōhō-renge-kyō)

Japanese

Six Characters of the Buddha's Name (Rokuji no myōgō no yurai)

Six Characters of the Buddha's Name (Rokuji no myōgō no yurai)

The Nun En'a (Taimadera Nun)

"Spirit Gathers Together; Honesty Should Pass"

"Spirit Gathers Together; Honesty Should Pass", 1847 - 1934

Tōgō Heihachirō

"The Japanese Empire Depends Upon This Battle, Therefore Everyone Should Strive Harder to Win"

"The Japanese Empire Depends Upon This Battle, Therefore Everyone Should Strive Harder to Win", 1847 - 1934

Tōgō Heihachirō

Poem

Poem, 1685 - 1768

Hakuin Ekaku 白隠慧鶴

Two-Line Poem in Cursive Script

Two-Line Poem in Cursive Script, 1082 - 1135; r. 1100 - 1125

attributed to Zhao Ji (Emperor Huizong) 赵佶 (宋徽宗)

Calligraphic Composition in the Shape of a Bird

Calligraphic Composition in the Shape of a Bird

Persian

Letter

Letter, 1820 - 1898

Yi Ha-ŭng (also known as Taewŏn’gun)

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